3 Godfathers poster

3 Godfathers( 1948)

TV-MAWestern
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John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!

Overview

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

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      Pedro Armendáriz

      Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

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      Harry Carey, Jr.

      William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

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      Ward Bond

      Perley 'Buck' Sweet

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      Mae Marsh

      Mrs. Perley Sweet

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      Mildred Natwick

      The Mother

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      Jane Darwell

      Miss Florie

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      Guy Kibbee

      Judge

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      Dorothy Ford

      Ruby Latham

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      Ben Johnson

      Posse man #1

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      Charles Halton

      Oliver Latham

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      Hank Worden

      Deputy Curly

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      Jack Pennick

      Luke

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      Fred Libby

      Deputy

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      Michael Dugan

      Posse Man #2

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      Don Summers

      Posse Man #3

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      Gertrude Astor

      Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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      Richard Hageman

      Saloon Pianist (uncredited)

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      Nora Bush

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      Eva Novak

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      Charles Soldani

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Ruth Clifford

      Woman in Bar (uncredited)

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      Jack Curtis

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Harry Tenbrook

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Tex Driscoll

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Jack Kenny

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Francis Ford

      Drunk (uncredited)

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      Cliff Lyons

      Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)

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      Amelia Yelda

      Robert William Pedro Hightower (the Baby) (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Feb 09 2017
    Sentimental and affecting piece from Ford. Having already made a version of the story in 1919 as Marked Men with Harry Carey, John Ford clearly had a kink for this delightful redemption parable. Opening with a touching tribute to his friend and mentor Carey, who had sadly passed away the previous year (and who also starred in the 1916 version of The Three Godfathers), it was also the first out and out Ford Western to be made in colour. The story tells of three outlaws - Robert Hightower (John Wayne), Pedro "Pete" Fuerte (Pedro Armendariz) and The Abilene Kid (Harry Carey Junior) - who aft...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1243000.00

    Revenue

    2841000.00

    Keywords

    • baby
    • marshal
    • adoption
    • promise
    • outlaw
    • survival
    • fugitive
    • train
    • prison sentence
    • bank robbery
    • birth
    • desert
    • hymn
    • dying
    • posse
    • waterhole
    • arizona territory
    • newborn baby
    • desert survival